Stolberg-Stolberg (1739-61) 1/4 ducat Fr-3340

Sincona sale 38, lot 1241

This specimen was lot 1241 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$450 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Stolberg-Stolberg, Grafschaft, Christoph Ludwig II. 1738-1761 1/4 Dukat o. J. Fast vorzüglich. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler. (Germany, county of Stolberg-Stolberg, Christof Louis II, 1738-61, undated quarter ducat, About extremely fine, Minor planchet defect.)"

Another rare issue from an obscure state.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: .875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.86 g.

Catalog reference: Friederich 1942. Fr-3340, KM 216.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.

Link to:

• 1742 ⅓ thaler
• 1743 ⅔ thaler
• 1748 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1739
• return to coins of German States, Stolberg